Cinnamon Sugar Donuts Baked Recipe

Cinnamon sugar donuts are the perfect way to celebrate National Donut Day on June 7th. I just had to include this baked donut recipe in our Craft Lightning event this week. We have been celebrating obscure holidays and you can catch up with the posts from day 1, day 2, and day 3. You will also want to scroll to the bottom of this post to see what our bloggers have in store for you today. For now, let’s whip up this delightful donut recipe!

Cinnamon Sugar Donuts Recipe

Ingredients

Donuts

• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 stick butter (melted and cooled)
• 3/4 C milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon

Coating

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease donut tin and set aside.
2. Add flour, sugar, and baking powder to a large bowl and stir to combine.
3. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in milk.
4. Stir and few times then add in the egg. Mix well.
5. Add melted butter to the bowl and mix well.
6. Fold in 1/2 tbsp of cinnamon.
7. Spoon your mixture into your donut pan. I used two heaping tablespoons of batter per donut.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until done.
9. While they are baking, mix up ingredients for coating and add to a brown paper bag.
10. When donuts are done, remove from oven. Remove from pan immediately and then place in brown paper bag. Shake to coat.
11. Put on a wire rack to cool.
12. These are best served warm so eat right away or heat in microwave before serving.

You are going to love these cinnamon sugar donuts! They are easy to make and oh so good to eat.

Mix up a batch for a weekend breakfast or even an after school snack.

Your entire family will love this baked donut recipe! In fact, I can’t wait to try out more baked donuts in my new donut tin!

I have a chocolate donut recipe that you can find here as well. Which should I try next?

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Cinnamon Sugar Donuts Recipe

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Ingredients

Donuts

• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 stick butter melted and cooled
• 3/4 C milk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon

Coating

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup  brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease donut tin and set aside.
• Add flour, sugar, and baking powder to a large bowl and stir to combine.
• Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in milk.
• Stir and few times then add in the egg.  Mix well.
• Add melted butter to the bowl and mix well.
• Fold in 1/2 tbsp of cinnamon.
• Spoon your mixture into your donut pan.  I used two heaping tablespoons of batter per donut.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until done.
• While they are baking, mix up ingredients for coating and add to a brown paper bag.
• When donuts are done, remove from oven.  Remove from pan immediately and then place in brown paper bag.  Shake to coat.
• Put on a wire rack to cool.
• These are best served warm so eat right away or heat in microwave before serving.

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